About Quote by Marcus Samuelsson

The notion that aid can alleviate systemic poverty, and has done so, is a myth. Millions in Africa are poorer today because of aid;…

— Dambisa Moyo

Poverty is everywhere, but in Africa, there is more.

— Michael Essien

“The more Africa depends on aid the less opportunities it creates for its people”

— Benjamin Kofi Quansah

One of the best ways countries can combat poverty is to use development assistance to promote a growing private sector, in which the poor…

— John Danilovich

Poverty is too complex to be answered with a one-size-fits-all approach, and if there is any place that illustrates that complexity, as well as…

— Jacqueline Novogratz

My solutions are to include Africa in the global economy, and not African charity, AIDS research, but African infrastructure development. And I think that…

— Andrew Young

I have seen that traditional approaches to charity and aid don't solve problems of poverty. In fact, too often they create dependence.

— Jacqueline Novogratz

Africa needs help, no question about that but I'd rather prefer that the money is channeled. That's what I call smart aid; it's channeled…

— George W. Bush

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the…

— Nelson Mandela

If not one more cent in new aid money flowed [to Africa], we could with more urgency and efficiency and creativity be doing much…

— Kumi Naidoo

Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.…

— Nelson Mandela

“What we call aid money serves only to strengthen the structures that generate poverty. Aid money never reaches those victims who, having lost their…

— Majid Rahnema